Get Paid to Lose Weight? That's the Idea at Paid2Lose.com

We're solidly into the new year, so perhaps you've already tossed aside those overreaching resolutions that were made after a month (months?) of booze-fueled dessert debauchery and nights on the town charged to a credit card with a billion percent interest rate.

But what if there were a way you could tackle two enduring resolutions -- to lose weight and get back on financial track -- at once? Could there really be a can't-fail diet plan that speaks to South Floridians' dual love of hot bodies and quick cash?

Paid2Lose.com promises just that; sort of. The brainchild of West Palm Beach-based marketing company Weight Free, paid2lose.com is seeking volunteers who want to earn some extra dough while shunning carbs. And/or sugar, alcohol, gluten, and whatever else is the current dietary persona non grata. They promise to do this at no cost to you, the participant.

Here's how it supposedly works:

Essentially the program offers to pay selected participants an

as-of-yet-undetermined sum to lose weight. Already sensing the internet's collective skepticism (ahem, I am still waiting for that

Nigerian diplomat to deposit my cut of his inheritance into my checking